Vocabulary:

Culture-Is the values and traditions that have been pasted down from generation to generation


Civilization-Is high social and cultural development

Ethnocentric-Belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group/ Overriding concern with race.

Cultural Universal-Is an element,pattern,trait,or institution that is common to all human cultures worldwide.

Cultural Diffusion-Is used to describe the spread of cultural items such as ideas,styles,religions,technologies,languages;between individuals in other cultures.

Topography-Graphic representation of the surface features of a place or region on a map, indicating their relative positions and elevations.

Geography-the science dealing with the areal differentiation of the earth's surface, as shown in the character, arrangement, and interrelations over the world of such elements as climate, elevation, soil, vegetation, population, land use, industries, or states, and of the unit areas formed by the complex of these individual elements.

Vegetation-all the plants or plant life of a place

Climate-the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years.

Universals:
Of, relating to, extending to, or affecting the entire world or all within the world

Diffusion:
The spread of cultural elements from one area or group of peo
]tract of land designated for a purpose

Place: somewhere on earth

Movement: a action that moves

Human Environment Interaction: Humans that interacte/change the inviroment

Region: A area on earth that are the same

News Story: It is a story that is published in the news

Editorial:A bunch of writting expressing opinion

Intent:The motive for doing something

Bias:Taking one side of a story

Spin:Something that is radical

Political Orientation:The view of another person on polotics

Primary Source: Is the main place where you get you info

Secondary Source: Is the second main place where you get info

Tertiary Source:Is a selection of sources


Migration-Is the movement of animals from one place to another

Hindu-Is the religion or culture of some Indian people


Mantra-A word able to create transformation

Sanskrit-Is an ancient Indo-Ayran lanuage

Vedas-A large body of text that originated in Ancient India


Smrti-Is Hindu religious scripture

Kama-Is pleasure

Dharma-One's rightious duty

Artha-"purpose,cause,and/or meaning

Moksa- To let go or to let loose


Monsoon-It is seasonal changes and atmosphiric pressure and precip

Agriculture-the production of food and goods through farming

Sari-A female garment in India

Bindi-A forehead decoration

Polytheism-The belief in many gods

Monotheism-Is the belief in one god